First and foremost, Blankos Block Party is free to play. You can access the game by downloading the launcher from the official site, or by downloading the game from the Epic Games Store, as previously mentioned, and you’re off to the races.

With the game installed and an account made, you’re pretty much instantly thrown into action, and Blankos Block Party might look and feel a little familiar to gamers who have played a particular battle royale game that stars some clumsy characters.

If that wasn’t clear enough for you, Blankos Block Party clearly takes a lot of inspiration from Fall Guys, but it never feels like a ripoff. The Blankos are similarly cute and colorful, and the stages you play on are just as creative and complex, but Blankos Block Party is different where it counts.

Players take control of the highly customizable, Funko POP!-like Blankos and take them through competitions across maps that really sell the fact that you’re playing as a toy. These competitions consist of “Vibe” collection (the game’s collectibles), races, and all-out combat. The Blankos feel great and control very well, and I didn’t have any issue adjusting to the various needs of each event. Vibe collection requires you to be nimble, races obviously require speed, and combat elimination, probably the most involved one, is incredibly fun thanks to fantastic aiming speed and time-to-kill. At every turn, Blankos Block Party is a delight.

Outside of the primary game modes, players can also build their own events using a suite of complex yet intuitive tools that the developers provide you with. I played a few of these player-created events, and they were never as polished as the ones present in the main game, but the ability to flex your creativity and add content to the game is definitely a plus.

If I really had to pick apart Blankos Block Party to find something negative, I would say that the Blankos can become a little difficult to control if you manage to come across a power-up. On more than one occasion, I found myself flying into a stage hazard because a glowing blue power-up made my Blanko move so fast that it basically ignored inertia and slid right off a platform into acid. It's slightly annoying, and this doesn’t happen all the time or is even possible on every stage, but it’s worth mentioning.